LDAP Protocol

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Parameter	Description
Port Number	The port number.
Connection Timeout	Time-out in milliseconds after which the Probe stops trying to connect to the LDAP application server.
User Name	The name of the user needed to connect to the application.
Password	The password of the user needed to connect to the application.
Protocol	Choose which security model to use to access the service: LDAP. Discovery uses an unprotected connection. LDAPS. Discovery uses an SSL connection.
LDAP Authentication Method	Simple. The supported authentication method.
Trust Store File Path	The file containing trusted certificates. To import certificates into the Trust Store file: Create a new Trust Store or use the default Java Trust Store: `<java-home>/lib/security/cacerts` Enter the full path to the LDAP Trust Store file.
Trust Store Password	The LDAP Trust Store password used to access the Trust Store file. This password is set during the creation of a new Trust Store. If the password has not been changed from the default, use changeit to access the default Java Trust Store.

Parameter

Description

Port Number

The port number.

Connection Timeout

Time-out in milliseconds after which the Probe stops trying to connect to the LDAP application server.

User Name

The name of the user needed to connect to the application.

Password

The password of the user needed to connect to the application.

Protocol

Choose which security model to use to access the service:

LDAP. Discovery uses an unprotected connection.
LDAPS. Discovery uses an SSL connection.

LDAP Authentication Method

Simple. The supported authentication method.

Trust Store File Path

The file containing trusted certificates.

To import certificates into the Trust Store file:

Create a new Trust Store or use the default Java Trust Store: <java-home>/lib/security/cacerts
Enter the full path to the LDAP Trust Store file.

Trust Store Password

The LDAP Trust Store password used to access the Trust Store file. This password is set during the creation of a new Trust Store. If the password has not been changed from the default, use changeit to access the default Java Trust Store.